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joe biden and mitt romney will be campaigning hard down here in florida today. the storm has forced the president to cancel several campaign events. but it has also given him a chance to show some presidential leadership. >> my message to the federal government, no bureaucracy, no red tape. get resources where they're needed. >> reporter: and later today, he'll get a firsthand look at the damage on the new jersey shore, with none other than the state's republican governor, chris christie. christie is a die-hard romney supporter. but he's had nothing but praise for the president's handling of the storm, which he says is all that really counts right now. >> i don't give a damn about election day. it doesn't matter a lick to me at the moment. i've got much bigger fish to fry than that. so do the people of the state of new jersey. >> reporter: romney, after cancelling eight events in five states, turned a planned rally in ohio into a makeshift aid >> a lot of people will be looking for goods, even though we've gathered these things, as you know. i know that one of t
joe biden and mitt romney will be campaigning hard down here in florida today. the storm has forced the president to cancel several campaign events. but it has also given him a chance to show some presidential leadership. >> my message to the federal government, no bureaucracy, no red tape. get resources where they're needed. >> reporter: and later today, he'll get a firsthand look at the damage on the new jersey shore, with none other than the state's republican governor, chris...
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you know, and it's not just joe biden. these politicians can't tell the difference between a billion and a trillion. the the numbers are so big now, everybody's eyes glaze over. a trillion dollars, million million. all lot of zeros. lou: and you know what, we, like you, cover these big numbers all the time. and i can't blame anyone whose eyes glaze over on these numbers abstraction's beyond comprehension irrespective of who is speaking about them. but we do know one thing. we are watching our blood and sweat absolutely pour out of government. we are paying for generations, the madness of these legislators, these presidents, and it is got to stop. >> lou, i have been in washington for about 25 years. when i first came in the mid 80's during the reagan years, we never talked about the udget in the trillions of dollars. we talked about it in the billions. this is a new phenomenon. that gives you a sense of the magnitude of the problem. lou: i can remember when president reagan -- believe on correct. aaron burr in using the ex
you know, and it's not just joe biden. these politicians can't tell the difference between a billion and a trillion. the the numbers are so big now, everybody's eyes glaze over. a trillion dollars, million million. all lot of zeros. lou: and you know what, we, like you, cover these big numbers all the time. and i can't blame anyone whose eyes glaze over on these numbers abstraction's beyond comprehension irrespective of who is speaking about them. but we do know one thing. we are watching our...
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biden had said or not joe biden that al gore had said the same thing to dick cheney and the. and that president clinton said the same thing to george of you bush. that being the case dick cheney was put in charge of the counterterrorism task force right after the inauguration and to the best my knowledge that task force never met until september do i have that right there was a principals meeting on september sixth of two thousand and one right so basically back was so dating is is that i'm trying to come up with a metaphor that i could say on television. throughout this this entire year of two thousand and one he's been charged with keeping the nation safe they've all been warned that this guy is coming the cia is virtually screaming at them the august sixth memo actually had a human being that a company to did it not who came out they all did all of it ok and bush like you know personal briefings yeah ok and and. and yet george bush took the longest vacation in the history of the presidency that august and then after that he still didn't want to go back to washington d.c. y
biden had said or not joe biden that al gore had said the same thing to dick cheney and the. and that president clinton said the same thing to george of you bush. that being the case dick cheney was put in charge of the counterterrorism task force right after the inauguration and to the best my knowledge that task force never met until september do i have that right there was a principals meeting on september sixth of two thousand and one right so basically back was so dating is is that i'm...
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the american people and that was conveyed to the american people by the vice presidential candidate joe biden i think the closest romney and his running mate paul ryan have come to making a promise is perhaps the the idea that they would somehow be more successful in putting pressure on iran to end its nuclear program but i must say that it was not made with much conviction and that i think is a measure of just how in your the us public and the political system have become to militarism and empire for the united states. well despite the devastation that superstorm sandy wrought across the northeastern u.s. it has proven to be something of a political opportunity for the candidates both rush to offer sympathy criticizing the other for inaction. spin out of the rather soaked streets of new york to gauge which candidate weathered it the best. new york was hit hard by hurricane sandy will it affect the way new yorkers vote or the way they look at the issues this week let's talk about that i was a county alan on sixty floor and i seen every day there would just be water. water everywhere was
the american people and that was conveyed to the american people by the vice presidential candidate joe biden i think the closest romney and his running mate paul ryan have come to making a promise is perhaps the the idea that they would somehow be more successful in putting pressure on iran to end its nuclear program but i must say that it was not made with much conviction and that i think is a measure of just how in your the us public and the political system have become to militarism and...
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biden in virginia beach and one with michelle obama in new hampshire. we'll keep you posted on other changes. diane? >> okay, thank you, jake. could be messy out there. >>> and, as president obama, as jake said, looks to secure the young voters, governor romney is ahead by about the same margin in a very different group. and counting on them to show up and vote. abc's david muir tells us who. he's traveling with the governor in ohio tonight. david? >> reporter: hey, diane. great to see you. after the governor visited iowa today, he is back here in the buckeye state. he needs ohio to unlock the map on election night. and in that new abc news poll you speak of, a key group that might help him get there. mitt romney's closing argument in one of the battlegrounds he needs. >> i'm counting on iowa. >> reporter: today, romney delivering his economic message. a message our new poll shows is resonating the loudest among one key group -- white men. in fact, so much has been made of the powerful women's vote, but it is men who are driving mitt romney's numbers. r
biden in virginia beach and one with michelle obama in new hampshire. we'll keep you posted on other changes. diane? >> okay, thank you, jake. could be messy out there. >>> and, as president obama, as jake said, looks to secure the young voters, governor romney is ahead by about the same margin in a very different group. and counting on them to show up and vote. abc's david muir tells us who. he's traveling with the governor in ohio tonight. david? >> reporter: hey, diane....
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the events again with joe biden tonight at 8:00. sunday, the third-party candidates debate held earlier this week. gary johnson, jill sein of the green party, former congressman virigl goode and rocky anderson of the justice party. it was moderated by larry king. that is tomorrow at 10:35 a.m. eastern right after newsmakers. as we approach election day, c- span is asking middle and high school students to send a message to the president. in a short video, students and to the question, what is the most important issue the president should consider in 2013? for a chance to rent $5,000.50000 dollars total prices. -- for a chance to win $5,000 and $50,000 total in prices. bobby schilling debates democratic challenger bustos at brandi university. mr. shilling sur's in his first term in congress. bustos served as an alderman. the debate is in partnership with the league of women voters and the institute for principled leadership. it is about an hour. >> it begins in northern illinois with the western portion. it extends west from there to
the events again with joe biden tonight at 8:00. sunday, the third-party candidates debate held earlier this week. gary johnson, jill sein of the green party, former congressman virigl goode and rocky anderson of the justice party. it was moderated by larry king. that is tomorrow at 10:35 a.m. eastern right after newsmakers. as we approach election day, c- span is asking middle and high school students to send a message to the president. in a short video, students and to the question, what is...
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the american people and that was conveyed to the american people by the vice presidential candidate joe biden i think the closest romney and his running mate paul ryan have come to making a promise is perhaps the the idea that they would somehow be more successful in putting pressure on iran to end its nuclear program but i must say that it was not made with much conviction and that i think is a measure of just how you are the u.s. public and the political system have become to militarism and empire for the united states. superstorm sandy may not be the only storm the u.s. experiences. i think mitt romney is a much bigger troll disaster than hurricane sandy america both believe of mitt romney presidency could also. think of this would see a disease a label he won't feel sneaky snacks there's a question in a couple of minutes we've gotten a. maybe a medic's of want to put into food. what's the difference between a samurai sword and a blind guys walking stick well known if you're one of the cops in northern england an elderly blind architect with taser in the back because his cane looks l
the american people and that was conveyed to the american people by the vice presidential candidate joe biden i think the closest romney and his running mate paul ryan have come to making a promise is perhaps the the idea that they would somehow be more successful in putting pressure on iran to end its nuclear program but i must say that it was not made with much conviction and that i think is a measure of just how you are the u.s. public and the political system have become to militarism and...
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instead vice-president joe biden will take its place. live coverage of that event at 3:30 eastern this afternoon on c-span. [video clip] >> if you consider that a while ago no one would ever agree to carry around a tracking device. but now we all carry around cell phone scott. -- phones. and no one would let people read their e-mail, but now all of our e-mail is stored on a server at google, gmail. we are putting our information out as a society. >> we're looking into cybersecurity and cyber warfare, the pentagon had declared cyberspace the environment of people and machines and the networks as a new domain of war and yet we realized that maybe 1 in one dows and people really understood what cyberspace was and the degree and depth of the vulnerabilities. so what we are trying to do it in the zero days a series is take pieces of it and explain the fundamentals and a platonic idea is everybody from my mom and dad to congress and people around the country can understand, and so maybe start the process of coming up with ways to defend cybers
instead vice-president joe biden will take its place. live coverage of that event at 3:30 eastern this afternoon on c-span. [video clip] >> if you consider that a while ago no one would ever agree to carry around a tracking device. but now we all carry around cell phone scott. -- phones. and no one would let people read their e-mail, but now all of our e-mail is stored on a server at google, gmail. we are putting our information out as a society. >> we're looking into cybersecurity...
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. >> reporter: as for the democrats, vice president joe biden hit the trail in ohio, president obama spent the day in washington, d.c. >>> and coming up in eight minutes we sit down with a group of northern california voters, what's on their minds as they pick a president and help shape the future of the nation. >>> more bad news tonight for hockey fans what we've learned about plans for a full nhl season. the giants in detroit later in sports what ryan vogelsan had to say about starting tomorrow in game three. >> i'm going to have the forecast for game three, i think you're going to be surprised on how cool the temperatures are going to be and of course we have the bay area weekend, see you back here in a few minutes, police are on the scene of a shooting that sent a man and woman to the hospital. [ laughter ] [ girl ] wow. you guys have it easy. i wish i had u-verse when i was your age. in my day, we didn't have these fancy wireless receivers. blah, blah, blah. if i had a sleepover, i couldn't just move the tv into the playroom. no, we had to watch movies in the den because that's
. >> reporter: as for the democrats, vice president joe biden hit the trail in ohio, president obama spent the day in washington, d.c. >>> and coming up in eight minutes we sit down with a group of northern california voters, what's on their minds as they pick a president and help shape the future of the nation. >>> more bad news tonight for hockey fans what we've learned about plans for a full nhl season. the giants in detroit later in sports what ryan vogelsan had to...
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. >> reporter: as for the democrats, vice president joe biden hit the trail in ohio, president obama spent the day in washington, d.c. >>> and coming up in eight minutes we sit down with a group of northern california voters, what's on their minds as they pick a president and help shape the future of the nation. >>> more bad news tonight for hockey fans what we've learned about plans for a full nhl season. the giants in detroit later in sports what ryan vogelsan had to say about starting tomorrow in game three. >> i'm going to have the forecast for game three, i think you're going to be surprised on how cool the temperatures are going to be and of >>> developing news from san francisco where two people were shot in the bay view district tonight. police tell us the victims are a man and a woman and that it happened a few minutes after 9:00. the victims were in the 1,400 block of thomas avenue just a few blocks of third street. they were both taken to san francisco general hospital. one apparently suffered a gunshot wound to the chest, the other was shot in the arm. investigators are t
. >> reporter: as for the democrats, vice president joe biden hit the trail in ohio, president obama spent the day in washington, d.c. >>> and coming up in eight minutes we sit down with a group of northern california voters, what's on their minds as they pick a president and help shape the future of the nation. >>> more bad news tonight for hockey fans what we've learned about plans for a full nhl season. the giants in detroit later in sports what ryan vogelsan had to...
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. >> plus, the top 10 reasons to vote early, starring vice president joe biden. time now, 7:56. we'll be right back. >>> the scope of sandy's impact becoming clearer as more days pass. the number of lives lost is growing and so is the level of desperation. >> power crews at home are rolling out to help in some of the hardest hit areas. details on dominion virginia's recovery efforts in new york and new jersey. >> four more days to determine the next four years. the candidates are back on the campaign trail today, making every minute count. good morning, i'm tony perkins. >> and i'm alison seymour. and we're following developments in two police involved shootings this morning. >> first, want to turn to tucker barnes. he'll tell us what is in store for today and a glimpse at the weekend perhaps as well. >> good morning. notice how cold it was this morning? >> yes. >> cold, mid-30s. weekend sunny, but cool. details in just a minute. let's look at the current numbers. reagan national it is now 42 degrees. it is nice and chilly. dulles 36 this morning. parts of the area got down to t
. >> plus, the top 10 reasons to vote early, starring vice president joe biden. time now, 7:56. we'll be right back. >>> the scope of sandy's impact becoming clearer as more days pass. the number of lives lost is growing and so is the level of desperation. >> power crews at home are rolling out to help in some of the hardest hit areas. details on dominion virginia's recovery efforts in new york and new jersey. >> four more days to determine the next four years. the...
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[applause] tonight's debate between congressman paul ryan and vice president joe biden, that should be a lot of fun. and i would have to say this ann coulter versus whoopi goldberg. i do have to say that was an extremely one-sided in every definition of the term because they would have to bleep out every response just like they did on the view so that would be unfair. what ann is really one word, courageous, truly courageous. [applause] she is willing to use her amazing satirical way to highlight the most important issues of our day. and go describes herself as a polemicist who like sister the pot and does not pretend to be impartial or balanced as our broadcasters do. that is a perfect way to describe it and she is a lawyer. she graduated with honors from cornell university and she is also graduate of the university of michigan loft school and syndicated columnist, author of eight "new york times" bestsellers which once again confirms the ladies of the view are the only ones who have not read her book. they can comment on her book. the latest book, "mugged" racial demagoguery from the
[applause] tonight's debate between congressman paul ryan and vice president joe biden, that should be a lot of fun. and i would have to say this ann coulter versus whoopi goldberg. i do have to say that was an extremely one-sided in every definition of the term because they would have to bleep out every response just like they did on the view so that would be unfair. what ann is really one word, courageous, truly courageous. [applause] she is willing to use her amazing satirical way to...
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. >>> president obama and vice president joe biden are off the campaign trail today. yesterday the president rallied the crowd of 8500 people in new hampshire. he hit mitt romney on his record as massachusetts's governor. president obama saying that romney targeted the middle class with unnecessary fees and taxes. the president also said it will be hard for romney to accomplish all of the last-minute promises he is making right now. >>> both the president and romney have cancelled campaign stops because of hurricane sandy. the romney campaign says a scheduled stop in the swing state of virginia will not happen today because of the growing threat from sandy. first lady michelle obama has cancelled an appearance in new hampshire on tuesday, and president obama will spend this evening at the white house to again monitoring storm conditions from washington. >>> coming up at 8:00 with just over a week or so to go before election day, president obama's deputy campaign manager appears on "this week." stephanie cutter goes head-to-head with newt gingrich to discuss the latest
. >>> president obama and vice president joe biden are off the campaign trail today. yesterday the president rallied the crowd of 8500 people in new hampshire. he hit mitt romney on his record as massachusetts's governor. president obama saying that romney targeted the middle class with unnecessary fees and taxes. the president also said it will be hard for romney to accomplish all of the last-minute promises he is making right now. >>> both the president and romney have...
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vice president joe biden canceled today's event in virginia beach. president obama's team is watching and waiting before canceling a monday rally with the president, and that would be with president clinton in virginia. meanwhile, mitt romney's campaign canceled tomorrow's event in virginia beach. the romney campaign will soon decide the status of two other sunday appearances scheduled in virginia. and right now, tropical storm sandy is chugging out of the bahamas. it is heading right toward the u.s. coast. people along the seaboard are preparing for the storm's high winds and the severe storm surge. sandy could strengthen back into a hurricane before making landfall, and weather channel meteorologist julie martin is live in nags head, north carolina for us. julie, good morning. you know, i hate saying that it's been downgraded because i know this thing in all likelihood will come back up to full speed, right? and you're seeing the first effects right now there. >> yeah, alex, it doesn't really matter that much. because, right now, what we're dealing
vice president joe biden canceled today's event in virginia beach. president obama's team is watching and waiting before canceling a monday rally with the president, and that would be with president clinton in virginia. meanwhile, mitt romney's campaign canceled tomorrow's event in virginia beach. the romney campaign will soon decide the status of two other sunday appearances scheduled in virginia. and right now, tropical storm sandy is chugging out of the bahamas. it is heading right toward...
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. >> eric: joe biden, i love joe. listen. ladies and gentlemen, this is a guy running all the ads here in iowa saying he is going to get tough on china. >> the cleveland plain dealer, major newspapers in this state, said it's a masterpiece in misdirection. >> eric: if you didn't catch it, in ohio saying he was in iowa. and in florida saying he was in ohio. he gets a little confused. not sure why he thinks this would happen. >> -- [ inaudible ] >> eric: i love you, you mean it. but three reasonnous won't win in 2016. ryan, rubio, or walker. >> dana: and next tuesday. he won't be able to run. after they lose on tuesday. greg? >> greg: i use the phrase that i was planning to ban, which is "pivot." meaning to turn a different direction from whatever you were doing before. obama will talk foreign policy. pivot to domestic. it means change the subject. you should only pith when you are a ballet dancer or figure skater. >> kimberly: basketball player. >> greg: does it? >> kimberly: of course, he says. >> bob: synchronizeed similarri
. >> eric: joe biden, i love joe. listen. ladies and gentlemen, this is a guy running all the ads here in iowa saying he is going to get tough on china. >> the cleveland plain dealer, major newspapers in this state, said it's a masterpiece in misdirection. >> eric: if you didn't catch it, in ohio saying he was in iowa. and in florida saying he was in ohio. he gets a little confused. not sure why he thinks this would happen. >> -- [ inaudible ] >> eric: i love you,...
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biden stood in for him. >> folks, i know you're expecting the real president, the present president, reverend, i just want you to know, he asked me to express his regrets for not being able to be here but, you know, he's doing the job a president should be doing. [ cheers and applause ] and first and foremost on behalf of the president, i want to thank all the first responders throughout this country. you know, there are folks from all over america heading to my part of the world to the east coast to help now. they're coming from all over. >> well, mitt romney and paul ryan have canceled all of their campaign events tomorrow and at their last event in ohio romney asked people to help if they can. >> i want to mention that our hearts and prayers are with all the people in the storm's path. sandy is another devastating hurricane by all accounts and a lot of people are going to be facing some real tough times as a result of sandy's fury and so if you have the capacity to make a donation to american red cross, you can go online and do that. if there are other ways you can help, please ta
biden stood in for him. >> folks, i know you're expecting the real president, the present president, reverend, i just want you to know, he asked me to express his regrets for not being able to be here but, you know, he's doing the job a president should be doing. [ cheers and applause ] and first and foremost on behalf of the president, i want to thank all the first responders throughout this country. you know, there are folks from all over america heading to my part of the world to the...
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joe biden has been here once. we have had a lot of its from michelle obama. we have seen plenty of action this cycle. host: bill clinton could be coming to your state. he is scheduled to campaign for the president today in colorado. he was supposed to be in colorado springs tuesday but cancelled due to the storm. guest: pending the outcome of the storm on the east coast, we will see both candidates later in the week. governor romney was here last week and held a rally at red rock and thousands were turned away. the following day, he held a -- president obama held a rally in denver and drew a crowd estimated at 16,000. the governor this week has reserved an amphitheater in the southern suburbs of has a capacity of 18,000 people. there were looking at going to boulder to hold a rally there. they're certainly trying to turn out a lot of voters with momentum. >> one week to go and following on -- host: of one week to go and looking at the momentum in colorado. the numbers are on your screen. with every special one from colorado residents. kathy from pueblo, color
joe biden has been here once. we have had a lot of its from michelle obama. we have seen plenty of action this cycle. host: bill clinton could be coming to your state. he is scheduled to campaign for the president today in colorado. he was supposed to be in colorado springs tuesday but cancelled due to the storm. guest: pending the outcome of the storm on the east coast, we will see both candidates later in the week. governor romney was here last week and held a rally at red rock and thousands...
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i think president clinton and joe biden when they appear in ohio tomorrow, they are going to say you can't trust mitt romney, you can trust the president to bring forward this economy and guide the country to a better future. >> go ahead. >> what i would say to you, there's a small distinction but important, i don't know that a lot of voters are buying that mitt romney is a big ole liar. a lot of them think he doesn't know what he stands for. with a lot of the conservative party, they didn't buy he's against abortion. now, voters are saying when hi says i'm not that extreme. it's not that i think he's liar, liar pants on fire, but does he know what he stands for? it's an important distinction but can make a difference. >> i think it's a two-pronged approach. they are pushing the conservative argument and the fact he's a flip-flopper. you have heard both sides sort of brought out in the last few days and weeks. >> one thing i want to talk about is this. our coverage is heavily dominated because of hurricane sandy. you were with the president today when he spoke at fema about the prepa
i think president clinton and joe biden when they appear in ohio tomorrow, they are going to say you can't trust mitt romney, you can trust the president to bring forward this economy and guide the country to a better future. >> go ahead. >> what i would say to you, there's a small distinction but important, i don't know that a lot of voters are buying that mitt romney is a big ole liar. a lot of them think he doesn't know what he stands for. with a lot of the conservative party,...
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or vice president joe biden. the romney campaign announced mitt romney will host a so-called "storm relief event" in ohio tomorrow with nascar's richard petty. and country music's randy owen. if the serious aftermath of this hurricane runs into this weekend then for all practical purposes the candidates may have already made their closing arguments to the voters. what they have to say now may not be heard over the storm coverage. team obama's last public act took place in ohio while the president was in washington. >> we went to florida last night and he got up this morning and called me and said, i've got to go back right now. the storm is getting out of hand i have to handle it. i said, mr. president, that's the right call. >> i just want you to know, he asked me to express his regrets for not being able to be here but, you know, he's doing the job a president should be doing. >> mitt romney's last come pain event was today in iowa. >> i want to take a moment before we begin just to think about what's happening
or vice president joe biden. the romney campaign announced mitt romney will host a so-called "storm relief event" in ohio tomorrow with nascar's richard petty. and country music's randy owen. if the serious aftermath of this hurricane runs into this weekend then for all practical purposes the candidates may have already made their closing arguments to the voters. what they have to say now may not be heard over the storm coverage. team obama's last public act took place in ohio while...
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joe biden and bill clinton are also on the stump for president obama. let's bring in our panel, former rnc chairman michael steele, former democratic senator blanche lincoln, and washington bureau chief susan page. susan, let me start with you. disaster politics. it's a fact of life. it's what can re-elect or unelect governors, but now it's potentially impacting the presidential race. any idea how this is going to impact? >> if you want to look at an opportunity for president, look at "morning joe," governor christie of new jersey, saying the president and fema are doing an outstanding job. i mean, that's the upside, potential political upside for a president. obama is not out there on the campaign trail like any candidate. he's in the situation room, being briefed overnight. >> right. this is an opportunity for him to be the president, to be the commander in chief, to make that case. if there's a problem with fema's response, if there's a glitch that develops, but i think a big potential here for president obama in this very, very close race. >> senato
joe biden and bill clinton are also on the stump for president obama. let's bring in our panel, former rnc chairman michael steele, former democratic senator blanche lincoln, and washington bureau chief susan page. susan, let me start with you. disaster politics. it's a fact of life. it's what can re-elect or unelect governors, but now it's potentially impacting the presidential race. any idea how this is going to impact? >> if you want to look at an opportunity for president, look at...
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as a matter of fact, joe biden who was chairman of the judiciary laughed at me and said now you are going to learn about the gunners. they aren't going to let this happen. there wasn't a -- vote. there was a motion. there wasn't a live filibuster. is that controversial bill. why? because both sides felt that this was important that we go to the senate to stand up and vote and that's what we should do. to debate something on the floor, make it as fierce and as long as you need but do it and then vote. what's happened with the advent of this new president is, the republicans have stated the leader has stated our -- this is a pairs from -- pairs from. our number one priority is the defeat of this president. and they instituted a requirement of cloughture which requires 60 votes even on a motion to proceed to debate an issue on the floor. certainly on a motion to close off the debate. so they defeat whether it's an appointee, whether wts an ambassador or a judge or whether it's a judge appointment or whether it's a bill. they defeat them on a cloughture motion without having to actually vote
as a matter of fact, joe biden who was chairman of the judiciary laughed at me and said now you are going to learn about the gunners. they aren't going to let this happen. there wasn't a -- vote. there was a motion. there wasn't a live filibuster. is that controversial bill. why? because both sides felt that this was important that we go to the senate to stand up and vote and that's what we should do. to debate something on the floor, make it as fierce and as long as you need but do it and then...
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vice president joe biden campaigned in youngstown, ohio. president bill clinton was there to talk about why he supports obama. this is just under an hour and a half. [applause] >> thank you. >> thank you. >> hello, youngstown. let me say, it is great to be back in youngstown. i want to thank the mayor for invitimg me, congressman tim ryan for his service. former congressman john -- is kere and i want to than him. this was a day the president and i had planned -- on not working. can you turn it up. is that better? [applause] >> this is a day the president and i had planned to travel from florida to ohio to virginia, but the weather had other things in mind. so a few days ago we canceled the virginia stop because we didn't want to imperil any lives. we went to florida. he got up and said, "i have to go back. i have to handle the storm. i said, mr. president, that is the right call. spoke in orlando and got on the plane and threflew throuh the edges of the storm to be here with vice president biden. i will bring him on in a moment. i wnat to t
vice president joe biden campaigned in youngstown, ohio. president bill clinton was there to talk about why he supports obama. this is just under an hour and a half. [applause] >> thank you. >> thank you. >> hello, youngstown. let me say, it is great to be back in youngstown. i want to thank the mayor for invitimg me, congressman tim ryan for his service. former congressman john -- is kere and i want to than him. this was a day the president and i had planned -- on not...
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guest: i would just quote joe biden -- the middle class has been buried over the past four years. they have been buried because this president's economic policies failed. the president said when he came in his trillion dollars stimulus would get unemployment well under where it is now. he said that he was going to cut the debt that was $10 trillion in half, down to $5 trillion. now it is $16 children. he failed by a factor of three times what he said he was going to do. his health care bill, a huge government monstrosity, not something done at the state level, would end up costing us $2,500 more in premiums when he said it was going to be less -- that it would be $2,500 less. the president himself said if he did not get this done, if he did not turn this economy around in three years it would be a one- term proposition. i agree with him, and that is why we are looking to mitt romney -- i was talking before about how romney cut the budget in massachusetts. on a bipartisan basis with 87% legislature and that the same time he cut taxes 19 times. do get -- to get massachusetts democra
guest: i would just quote joe biden -- the middle class has been buried over the past four years. they have been buried because this president's economic policies failed. the president said when he came in his trillion dollars stimulus would get unemployment well under where it is now. he said that he was going to cut the debt that was $10 trillion in half, down to $5 trillion. now it is $16 children. he failed by a factor of three times what he said he was going to do. his health care bill, a...
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biden, michelle obama, bill clinton. their campaigns have continued to run advertising. we've se solicitations for contributions not to the obama campaign but to the red cross from that massive email list that barack obama has. the campaigns were up and running. they're still doing all the things they normally do. there's a little more sensitivity in the states that are affected by the hurricane but they can't really afford to pull out, to push the pause button. >> ifill: democrats have been saying that mitt romney ring the republican primary debates may have said that he would actually cut back on fema which is not as unpopular as it once was. >> he said he wanted to move as much of that responsibility to the states and to private contributions as possible. so he's getting hit for that right now. what would mitt romney's fema look like? would it be as well funded as the current organization? there's about $7 billion in the bank right now. if mitt romney and republicans were in control in congress there is a question as
biden, michelle obama, bill clinton. their campaigns have continued to run advertising. we've se solicitations for contributions not to the obama campaign but to the red cross from that massive email list that barack obama has. the campaigns were up and running. they're still doing all the things they normally do. there's a little more sensitivity in the states that are affected by the hurricane but they can't really afford to pull out, to push the pause button. >> ifill: democrats have...
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let me play for you what joe biden said in new hampshire yesterday. >> the last thing the president and i want to do is have the cam taken get in the way of anything. the most important thing is people's safety and people's health and property being saved here. >> dave wiegel, could this make-or-break his presidency? >> i think you're going to see a lot of wind breakers and north face jackets and fewer blazers and ties for a couple of days as he go it to these fema centers and does what he can, which is not a lot. he can stop in the path of the storm. the problem for obama that i see, and it's hard to ascertain for a couple of days how this affects him, is this a ground game campaign. they said this for a year. they're right. this campaign wins if it gets out votes at a more effective high rate than the romney campaign does. how does that change it if power goes out in places where people manage phone calms and charging up ipads door to door. that is what i think would have people worried. more than where the president physically can campaign. how much money do they put into tv ads peop
let me play for you what joe biden said in new hampshire yesterday. >> the last thing the president and i want to do is have the cam taken get in the way of anything. the most important thing is people's safety and people's health and property being saved here. >> dave wiegel, could this make-or-break his presidency? >> i think you're going to see a lot of wind breakers and north face jackets and fewer blazers and ties for a couple of days as he go it to these fema centers and...
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. >>> president obama and vice president joe biden are off the campaign trail today. yesterday the president rallied the crowd of 8500 people in new hampshire. he hit mitt romney on his record as massachusetts's governor. president obama saying that romney targeted the middle class with unnecessary fees and taxes. the president also said it will be hard for romney to accomplish all of the last-minute promises he is making right now. >>> both the president and romney have cancelled campaign stops because of hurricane sandy. the romney campaign says a scheduled stop in the swing state of virginia will not happen today because of the growing threat from sandy. first lady michelle obama has cancelled an appearance in new hampshire on tuesday, and president obama will spend this evening at the white house to again monitoring storm conditions from washington. >>> coming up at 8:00 with just over a week or so to go before election day, president obama's deputy campaign manager appears on "this week." he goes head-to-head with newt gingrich to discuss the latest numbers from
. >>> president obama and vice president joe biden are off the campaign trail today. yesterday the president rallied the crowd of 8500 people in new hampshire. he hit mitt romney on his record as massachusetts's governor. president obama saying that romney targeted the middle class with unnecessary fees and taxes. the president also said it will be hard for romney to accomplish all of the last-minute promises he is making right now. >>> both the president and romney have...
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biden and president clinton will still be at that campaign event. so the president has that event in florida, then he goats baes o the white house. this is really happening in realtime right now. instead of events being planned out days in advance, now it's sort of as each hour goes by, things are changing. that's why it's going to pay to keep a close eye on this storm and on the campaign schedule, don. >> well, you can see, thank you, jim, you can see the people there are still excited even with the storm coming in marion, ohio, where there's a romney event and our jim acosta is on board. thank you, jim. i just want to sort of reiterate what jim said. come behind me if you can show this. i want to show our viewers. this is how we do it, right? to the right here on this side, this is my rundown so i sort of know what's going on and i kind of go by that wherever it takes me. on this side, these are the advisory wires. this advisory wire is saying what jim is saying. president obama has -- let's move down here. president obama declared a state of emer
biden and president clinton will still be at that campaign event. so the president has that event in florida, then he goats baes o the white house. this is really happening in realtime right now. instead of events being planned out days in advance, now it's sort of as each hour goes by, things are changing. that's why it's going to pay to keep a close eye on this storm and on the campaign schedule, don. >> well, you can see, thank you, jim, you can see the people there are still excited...
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joe biden cancelled so local law enforcement could focus on what the storm may bring. this tuesday, first lady michelle obama was headed to the university of new hampshire. that too is not happening. again, because of the forecast for sandy. >>> let's get back to mitt romney and the president, who are campaigning today. at opposite ends of the east coast. mitt romney is triple stumping, hitting pensacola, kissimmee, and land o'lakes. >>> the storm could have an impact on early voting specifically. paul steinhauser is live in pensacola, florida. how much of an impact could the storm have on these campaigns? >> reporter: both campaigns are monitoring the situation. you mentioned two events. a biden event and a romney event. we could see some other cancellation as we go on into the weekend and into monday and tuesday. but as you mentioned, everything right here. mitt romney three campaign events here in florida today. he'll be with marco rubio, the senator from florida, popular republican. those events continue on. both campaigns realize that the storm, especially if it's
joe biden cancelled so local law enforcement could focus on what the storm may bring. this tuesday, first lady michelle obama was headed to the university of new hampshire. that too is not happening. again, because of the forecast for sandy. >>> let's get back to mitt romney and the president, who are campaigning today. at opposite ends of the east coast. mitt romney is triple stumping, hitting pensacola, kissimmee, and land o'lakes. >>> the storm could have an impact on early...
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chris matthews will interview vice president joe biden on a special edition of "hardball" tomorrow night, 7:00 eastern on msnbc. ♪ customer erin swenson bought from us online today. so, i'm happy. sales go up... i'm happy. it went out today... i'm happy. what if she's not home? (together) she won't be happy. use ups! she can get a text alert, reroute... even reschedule her package. it's ups my choice. are you happy? i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. happy. happy. happy. happy. (together) happy. i love logistics. >>> welcome back. in endorsing barack obama this week, new york city mayor michael bloomberg cited the president's record on climate change. quote, the devastation that hurricane sandy brought to new york city and much of the northeast in lost lives, lost homes and lost business brought the stakes of tuesday's presidential election into sharp relief. bloomberg compared the two candidates saying one sees climate change as an urgent problem that threatens our planet. one does not. i want our president to place scientific evidence and risk management above ele
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